Green Card Received but has an Error

PunetoNJ

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Folks,

Could you believe this. I just got my GC today and it has an error. They mixed up my countries of citizenship & Birth. i.e. they have my country of citizenship as my country of birth (which is not true)

1) Do I need to get this changed ? i.e. does it matter if I leave it the way it is.
2) What's the procedure ? I believe I have to file an I-90. Can I do this easily or should I seek an attorney's help ?

Can I do this by E-form or do I have to go to Newark in person ?

This is such a pain in the *** since I have to go through the infopass appointment etc. AGAIN !!! They also told me to take new photos again ! Simply ridiculous ! How can they screw up like this when all the info. was available to them ! Stupid folks !

Any info/help much appreciated.
(I guess a lot of you are saying be happy with what you have instead of complaining) I understand the pain folks.. I've been through it myself ! Good luck to ya'll !

Many Thanks.

-PunetoNJ.
 
PunetoNJ said:
Folks,

Could you believe this. I just got my GC today and it has an error. They mixed up my countries of citizenship & Birth. i.e. they have my country of citizenship as my country of birth (which is not true)

I have the same problem the other way around. USCIS has my country of birth as my country of citizenship in their computer. I found it out at PP stamping. But as GC only shows country of birth, so I might as well leave it alone. I had similar problem before with H1, which took 3 months to correct.

Still waiting for the plastic card...
 
They had my gender wrong. When I went to make an infopass appointment online, it poited out that I can e-file form I-90. Guys, can you share what you've found out? Like do we need to send in new set of photos, etc.
 
Re: the photos, if you e-file, I believe you still have to go to a local USCIS center to have the photos taken. In which case, instead of e-filing, you might as well take the I-90 along personally to the center using infopass.

I don't understand the fact that if they screw up, why do they expect us to go through the entire infopass process again. Beyond me. Shouldn't they just mail the card with the correct info. ? They have the correct records anyway.

-PunetoNJ.
 
Hello gurus.,

Please give advinse me for middle name/initial not printed on GC card.
Iam worring about that.

what i can do? is it OK?

Anybody share this problem, i would appreciate it.

Regards.,
usinsuser99
 
There was a hilarious thread a couple of months ago where someone from Austria found 'French Polynesia' in his GC ! (unfortunately it later degraded into a mudslinging contest between some of the knuckleheads on this forum)

I believe you file the form for replacement of a GC (is it I90?) along with a free-form request to waive the fee and an explanation on what is wrong with the card. Unfortunately you will have to turn in your current card as they don't want folks running around with two or more cards.
 
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Hello PunetoNJ,circa,fhgc, hadron.,

I called to INS people regarding middle name/initial not printed
in my son's welcome notice(approval notice) and as well as card.

VSC immigration officer so nice and complete information with so polite.
take list of documents as follows see local immigration officer with Infopass.

1) Filled I 90 form
2) $185.00 (my son is >14 years, I guess no need biometric fee of $70)
3) 3 pictures
4) explanation letter
5) ask I 551 stamp on passport , and explain about travel permission.

is there any threds how to write explanation letter and I 90 form filling instructions?

iam not cleared one field in I 90 form which is correct
a) My status
Permanent Resident - (Not a Commuter)
Permanent Resident - (commuter)
Conditional Permanent Resident

Please share this experience, I would appriciate it.
thanks in advance.

Regards.,
usinsuser99
 
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PunetoNJ,
My son's GC got same problem they they put country of citizen as place of birth. while place of birth is diffrent country. I talked with ins they asked me to take infopass appointment and go to INs local office with son and file 1-90 form with two photo. It would take between 10month to 18 months time, almost same situation like I-485. what to do. they said your son would got passport stamped and he would be able to travel until you get new card. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
usinsuser99 said:
Hello PunetoNJ,circa,fhgc, hadron.,

I called to INS people regarding middle name/initial not printed
in my son's welcome notice(approval notice) and as well as card.

VSC immigration officer so nice and complete information with so polite.
take list of documents as follows see local immigration officer with Infopass.

1) Filled I 90 form
2) $185.00 (my son is >14 years, I guess no need biometric fee of $70)
3) 3 pictures
4) explanation letter
5) ask I 551 stamp on passport , and explain about travel permission.

is there any threds how to write explanation letter and I 90 form filling instructions?

iam not cleared one field in I 90 form which is correct
a) My status
Permanent Resident - (Not a Commuter)
Permanent Resident - (commuter)
Conditional Permanent Resident

Please share this experience, I would appriciate it.
thanks in advance.

Regards.,
usinsuser99
I'm going there tomorrow with an Infopass appointment. Didn't e-file though. Figure it's better to have everything together instead of relying on them to put your efile and photos+finger print together. If they had been efficient and careful (and reasonable), we don't have to do this all over again to begin with. :mad:
 
If you are asking for a correction of a mistake they have made, you can request the filing fee to be waived.
The main problem is that you have to give up the valuable plastic card in order to get it fixed. I am not sure whether it is worth to go through the whole hassle, I don't think anybody will ever care what your country of birth vs country of citizenship is. You have your passport to proove that if you ever have to.
 
hadron said:
If you are asking for a correction of a mistake they have made, you can request the filing fee to be waived.
The main problem is that you have to give up the valuable plastic card in order to get it fixed. I am not sure whether it is worth to go through the whole hassle, I don't think anybody will ever care what your country of birth vs country of citizenship is. You have your passport to proove that if you ever have to.

My son's card has wrong date of birth. Instruction of I-90 indicates, it should be filed with local administrative office and for INS administrative error there will not be any filing fee. I took infopass appointment and going to local office in Atlanta to file I-90. I am planning to get his passport stamped on same day.
 
Hello fhgc,RSK1

Please post ur experience after finished ur at Local office.

My idea I should go to see local immigration officer with I 90 form.
1)take the stamp I 551 on PP
2)should get the travel document if I 551 is ok, np
3)I guess we can get new card within 6 months. INS officer told me Yesterday
4)About filing fee , In my case filing fee must i guess, we can not 100% blame the INS people missing middle name/initial. For safe side keep middlename/initial to card.
5)INS people see the local office with 3 photes , i did not know y?

thanks once again for ur time & quick responce.

usinsuser99
 
I hope it doesn't take 10-18 months for the new GC to arrive. This almost makes me feel not to go for the infopass appt. since as someone said, it doesn't matter if they got your country of birth wrong. I mean who would care if they got your country of birth wrong. Doesn't matter right !! Does anybody know if it does matter ?

Re: 10-18 months, I'm sure it wouldn't take that long although that's probably the maximum limit. Generally, GC's are received within a month of application. My existing GC (with the mistake) came within just over a month of Passport stamping, and they had told me that it could arrive within 6 months to 1 year. So I hope the same applies to my amended GC. i.e. that it arrive within a month or so. And in any case, the Passport Stamp is good enough anyway right ?

Yes, we don't have to pay the fee with the I-90 if you can show that it is their mistake and not yours. And if you live in the U.S. for most of the year, I think you have to put down non-commuter. Can somebody confirm ? Commuter, I believe is someone who stays out of the country for most of the year and simply 'commutes' to the U.S. in order to maintain the GC ?

Thanks.

-PunetoNJ.
 
thanks PunetoNJ.,
for ur informaton & advise.
Iam 100% agree to time point of view. Generally INS officers may say 6 months to 1 years. I guess practically i won't take that much time.

ex: I went Federal Plaza for PP staming on 1/4/05, at that time officer told for getting card 6 moths to 1 Years. But Today my LUD updated(1/13/05).

I guess card processing starting after 9 days.

good luck all.

usinsuser99
 
Guys,
For the time frame i also think same as PunetoNJ but one of my friend's son got new corrected card 11 month time. So i am worry!! And see the 1-90 Form Processing time, they are processing for the March 2004 :mad: :mad: :mad: So what we should think :confused: :confused:
 
Guys,

Diamonds has a valid point here. They're processing March 2004 for I-90 ????
%$@^@%%@%&@% !!!!!!!!!!
For one they make a mistake on the card...then they take nearly a year to correct their mistake and re-send the card. I mean how RIDICULOUS could things get ! All this is beyond me. Why does it take them a year to correct their own mistake ? This is simply outrageous. Does it REALLY take that long to correct a mistake and get the card re-issued ? I mean come on, gimme a break ! :mad: :mad: :mad:

All this leads me to think I better cancel my infopass appointment and let the country of birth remain wrong. What the hell does it matter anyway ! Let it be wrong !

Another point, are they processing I-90s where a GC has been lost/stolen or even if it is their error, it still takes a year to send out the amended GC ?

ANNOYED !!!!!!!!!

-PunetoNJ.
 
Hello members.,

is it need middlename/initial of my son's card?
is there any problem while travel?

thanks
usinsuser99
 
> is it need middlename/initial of my son's card?
> is there any problem while travel?

On my mother in laws GC, they completely botched the middle name. When she wanted it changed, they told her to go through the whole I90 song and dance. She never changed it and travelled back and forth a number of times without a problem.
 
Submitted I-90 with an infopass appointment today to fix an error with my gender. One information officer joked about me changing my sex. I wasn't as amused as much though. Anyway, it was pretty similar to the stamping process except they asked me to make a copy of my driver's license at their copy machine. Took two passport style photos (don't tell them it's the same photo you used previously unless it's less than 30 days old), my finger print and the officer filled out a number of forms. She also made sure it was indeed their mistake in making the card; otherwise I would have to pay the application fee. Gave me a receipt that looks like a highway toll receipt and was told the real receipt should come from USCIS through mail. Also told me my card should arrive in 9-18 months !@#$%^&)(*?
More importantly, the officer I-551 stamped my passport again, which is good for another one year. The thing is, if you think the mistake on your card is bothering you or in my case would cause problem in the future, you'd better get it fixed. The I-551 stamp is your temporary green card. As long as the new card doesn't take more than 12 months, you are okay. The green card in my wallet didn't make me feel any better or more secure than the stamp in my passport anyway.
 
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Hey fhgc.,


ur posting so important & useful. I guess this is the first sharing experience how to fix the card errors.
please give some advise in son's middlename/initial not printed on card.

1) did u handover error card to the local officer.?
2) My status field in I 90 --> check one (Permanent Resident -(Commuter))
3) Date of Admission as an immigrant or Adjustment of Status --> poe date?he came on H4
4) Consulate where is Immigrant Visa was issued or INS office where status was Adjusted --> Vermont Service center ?
5) what is proof we have to show them , error is belongs to INS?

is there any important issues we should follow at Local INS?

thanks once again and for ur time.
good luck to all.

Regards.,
usinsuser99
 
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